Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of My Buddy Green, and your host.

Today's guest needs little introduction. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is one of the leading voices

redefining how we think about strength, aging, and longevity. She's a fellowship-trained physician,

a best-selling

author, and pioneer of muscle-centric medicine, an approach that reframe skeletal muscle as the

organ of longevity. She is also the author of her latest book, The Forever Strong Playbook,

a science-backed, action-oriented guide to building muscle, fueling with intention, recovering smarter,

and growing stronger at any age. In today's show, we dive into why strength is a responsibility,

not a luxury, and how prioritizing muscle changes the way we train, eat, and age. We'll explore

the difference between building muscle for aesthetics versus longevity,

why protein and amino acids specifically lucene matter more than most people realize and how to protect muscle in the age of GLP1 medications.

We also unpack functional strength, metabolic health, and the new dietary guidelines.

This conversation is packed with practical insights, and I am so

happy she is back on the show. Let's dive in. So you talk about muscle being the organ of longevity,

which I agree with. And let's say everyone believed what you and I know to be true.

How would we immediately change how we train and eat?

Well, you know, if our work moves the needle, which I'm hoping it will, then we're going to build a stronger, more resilient future.

And that will start with us, and then that will

go down to our children and then their children. And the first thing that people would understand

is that strength is a responsibility. It's non-negotiable, and it would be the focal point. So the actual

action of eating for strength, prioritizing dietary protein, as well as moving and

becoming strong, that's really the lever that individuals would pull and will pull.

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